Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Sitting in the county office for half an hour, but no one heard about it, Liu Qi sensed the abnormality of Xinye County, and had a strong premonition that the residents of Xinye City might not be as simple as fearing bandits.

"Brother Wen, I sit in the county government office, but none of the old officials asked me. Is there something wrong with this?" Liu Qi asked.

Chen Wen stroked his beard and said, "There must be something strange about this matter."

Liu Qi said: "Brother Wen, what do you think?"

Chen Wendao: "When the young master takes office, the people don't know about it. The county government has been trampled by bandits for a long time, and the old officials dare not report their duties. It must be forgivable. As the saying goes, there are three fires when a new official takes office. If you don't burn three, the people will not wake up ah."

Chen Wu yelled: "Burn, burn, you should burn. If you don't burn, you don't know how powerful you are. I'll set the fire. Where should I burn first?"

Liu Qi couldn't help laughing: "General Wu doesn't know if he really doesn't know, or if he doesn't know, it seems that General Wu is good at murder and arson."

Chen Wu blushed when Liu Qi said it, and said embarrassedly: "My lord, I'm in a hurry."

Liu Qi stopped Chen Wu with his hands, and said: "General Wu, don't interrupt, listen to Brother Wen."

Chen Wen thought for a while, and then said: "The first thing to do is to publish a list to appease the people, and inform the young master to take office. Anyone who commits a crime and surrenders to the county government within three days will be exonerated or given a lighter sentence. Severe punishment."

"The second fire, three days later, parade the bandits that are now arrested in the streets to the public, and let the people identify those who have committed serious crimes, interrogate and execute them in public, kill one as an example, let the people decide, and make the bandits frightened."

"The third fire is to attack the local tyrants, divide the land, equalize the rich and the poor, strictly enforce the household registration system, develop production, recruit troops per household, and strengthen the army and city defense before the arrival of Yuan Shao's soldiers from the north."

After Chen Wu heard this, Xin Xinran couldn't help clapping and applauding: "Tall, it's really tall."

Wen Dai glanced at Liu Qi, seeing that Liu Qi did not show any joy, he took Chen Wen's words and added: "Brother Wen's words are just right, but the three fires burned too fiercely and too aggressively. In my opinion, Xinye County, Being robbed by bandits, severely injured, and in the cold and famine, I am afraid that the most important thing is to provide food for the people for the New Year, survive the cold winter, and win the hearts of the people."

Chen Wen argued: "Brother Dai's words are wrong. In troubled times, the medicine is fierce, and the bandits must be suppressed with a sharp knife. With benevolent government, the officials are not powerful, and the bandits will be deceived. First establish the official authority, and then implement benevolent government. The people will feel at ease, and the bandits will be free. far away."

When Wen Dai said that, Chen Wu was stunned, looked at Chen Wen, then at Wen Dai, touched the back of his head, and said with a silly smile: "The two masters are so clear and right, I don't even understand it, you still have to make up your mind."

Wen Dai knew that he was still young and qualified, so he didn't argue with Chen Wen, so he kept his mouth shut and waited for Liu Qi's ruling.

Liu Qi admits that what Chen Wen and Wen Dai said makes sense. How to control Xinye, whether the first step is to start with the text or Wu first, all have a bearing on the aspirations of the people in Xinye in the future. Liu Qi has to pay attention to it, let alone be cautious.

However, Liu Qi got the inspiration for governing and controlling Xinye from Chen Wen’s third fire, which was to fight the local tyrants and divide the land. Isn’t “fighting the local tyrants and dividing the land” the fact that a certain party in the later Huaxia Kingdom followed the people’s will and won the world at the beginning of its founding? What political means...Chen Wen really has political foresight.

Based on Chen Wen's political foresight, Liu Qi thought of the political skills of many great men in later generations, and couldn't help but frowned. Managing a city and a pool is the same as managing a country. It's all politics, without political skills and foresight , won't last long!

The current Liu Qi, after going through hardships and hardships, has been able to be flattered by favor or humiliation, and expresses his thoughts to Chen Wen, Chen Wu and Wen Dai: "What you said makes sense. Burning special fire. It’s just that when I first arrived in Xinye, the situation is not clear, and I have to endure it for a while, and stop it with silence. In order to prevent the bandits from sneaking in and out, the military general must secretly strengthen the city defense. Those who leave the city due to important accidents must apply for registration in advance. The reason must be approved by Brother Wen. After a long time, some clues can be seen.

"Yes." Chen Wu responded loudly, admiring Liu Qi's killing regardless.

Liu Qi continued: "General Dai immediately drafted a notice to calm the bandits and reassure the people, and sent people to post it at the gate of the city and in various crowded places in the downtown area. The normal production and life of the residents in the city must be resumed as soon as possible. For households in difficulty, they can go to the county government to apply for civil assistance. General Dai is in charge of supervising this matter."

"Yes." Wen Dai was delighted that Liu Qi accepted his suggestion, and he would naturally do his best to help Xinye Civil Affairs.

Liu Qi looked at Chen Wen for the last time, and said: "Today we will stop here first. After lunch, the two brothers Wu and Dai will perform their respective duties. Brother Wen and I visited the city privately in micro-services. I always feel that the city The atmosphere is a bit abnormal, if you don't find out the situation in the lower city, you won't feel at ease."

Since the county town is not big, Liu Qi and Chen Wen followed each other lightly. They only brought Chen Chun, Chen Xia and other four generals to inspect the main streets of Xinye Ancient City in a simple carriage. There are still many residential houses closed during the day, and several downtowns are not lively, and occasionally a few shops are opened, so you must be a bold person.

Liu Qi got out of the car and knocked on several closed doors. Even if he asked questions as an ordinary person, or pretended to be the county magistrate, everyone he met was cautious, and everyone hesitated, but he didn't ask anything.

In this way, Xinye City is full of grass and trees, and the wind is raging, and no one dares to trust anyone. The biggest crisis is a crisis of trust. Do not believe it.

After wandering around the city for several times, the sun was setting, and when Liu Qi was almost disheartened and went back home, finally a kind old man couldn't help but stopped the carriage.

Liu Qi saw that the old man was in good spirits, with white hair and a childlike face, he seemed to have a fairy air, but judging from his attire, the old man was just an ordinary person.

However, Liu Qi didn't want to judge people by their appearance like Liu Biao did. After wandering around the city for an afternoon, some people finally came over, how could they let them go?Liu Qi hurriedly got out of the car and bowed to the old man: "Mr. Xiaosheng Jingyou, I hope you will forgive me."

"Don't dare. It's just that the night is getting dark. I see that you and others seem to be foreigners. They walked around the city a few times, knocked on a few households and were rejected, and their faces were gloomy. They must have something to ask. The old man couldn't bear it." , if you ask me a lot, don't take offense." The old man was articulate, as if he was used to the scene.

Liu Qi cupped his hands and sighed, and said: "To tell you the truth, I am the new commander of the new field, and I came here to suppress the bandits. Last night, I wiped out all the bandits. Unexpectedly, the bandits in the city have been wiped out, but the people are still afraid of the bandits. It's really strange, so I'm here to make a small visit .”

"I don't know that the county magistrate is here. This old man has no eyes. He has offended me. He deserves to die." The old man turned pale with fright and wanted to kneel down. Daodao, since there are no bandits in the city today, presumably what this young man said is true, he is really the magistrate of Xinye County, but he wiped out the bandits overnight, which really shocked the old man.

"Sir, don't be too polite. The bandits have been tied up in front of the county government gate for a long time, but no one has come to scold and beat the bandits. I don't know why? What's more, why are there so few residents in the city in broad daylight? Let me tell you the truth, sir." Liu Qi helped the old man up, thinking that in ancient times, officials were respected very much, and I was only seventeen or eighteen, and it was really a miracle that a townsman who was over sixty years old called him a master. ah.

The old man saw that the young county magistrate was well-spoken and very polite, and felt that the sky in Xinye was about to clear up. He was so excited that he burst into tears, and he said, "The county magistrate doesn't know something. It must be that the officers and soldiers only suppressed you." I got the bandits in the city, and the depression in the city was not caused by the bandits, it was really dominated by the powerful."

"Where is the arrogance coming from? Sir, speak slowly." Chen Wen was startled again, and quickly helped the old man to lean on the side of the carriage. Hao Qiang, it seems that it will take a long time to help the young master Liu Qi enter Xinye.

Liu Qi came forward, supported the old man, and asked calmly, "Sir, please take your time."

"Alas..." The old man with a vicissitudes of life sighed, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and continued intermittently: "Xinye County was originally not such a big city. Because the previous county magistrate was incompetent and indulged the local local tyrants to do their own thing, Those local tyrants actually built an outer city twenty miles southwest of the city, and the city wall is shaped like a goose feather, so it is called the Goose City."

"Goose City?" Liu Qi interrupted and asked, heard right?Goose City, a very familiar name, isn't this the name of the city in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" starring Jiang Wen, Chow Yun-fat, Ge You, Carina Lau and other big-name stars?

Isn't that movie story about a series of bizarre incidents between officials and bandits that happened after Ma Bangde, who donated money to the county magistrate, went to Goose City to take office and was ambushed by the robber Zhang Mazi?Could it be that what the later movies said happened again in the Eastern Han Dynasty?You know, the background of "Let the Bullets Fly" is the Republic of China...

"Yes, the people call it Goose City." The old man didn't notice the suspicious look on Liu Qi's face, and said to himself: "The year before last, Xinye was plagued by locusts, the crops failed, the people had no food to satisfy their hunger, and the county magistrate was incompetent As a result, several local tyrants in Goose City took the opportunity to establish a long-term labor for three years in exchange for food for the people. There are very few people in Xinye County, but in Goose City, local tyrants spend their money like dirt, and the people live in misery all their lives.

"Absurd, to fool the common people, will the common people refuse to complain?" Liu Qi was confused at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it was too common for officials and bandits to collude with ordinary people in ancient times, but tampering with the labor contract and turning it into a contract of prostitution This is the first time I've heard of it.

"The officials and bandits colluded, so where do the people go to sue? When it comes to rebellion, there are a few middle-aged men who refused to accept and invited to defect. As a result, before they escaped from Goose City, they were arrested by local tyrants and tied to the city gate. He was hanged alive, and was not exposed to the public for seven days until his body rotted, which was horrible. Since then, no one dared to escape, let alone dare to rebel. Fortunately, God retribution, the previous fatuous county magistrate did not make decisions for the people, but instead Beheaded by bandits..."

When the old man talked about the emotional part, from crying to howling, Liu Qi finally understood from the mouth of the white-haired and childlike old man who suddenly appeared in front of him why Xinye County was so depressed. It turned out that there were cities outside the city and mountains outside the mountains.

"Sir, don't be sad and angry, don't cry yourself to death. I am here to make decisions for the people." Liu Qi comforted the elderly man, his heart was ups and downs, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Brother Wen, take Mr. back to the house, and present A few five baht coins, hurry back to the county government for discussion."

"Yes." Chen Wenxiu offered four or five pieces of five baht to the old man. The old man was overjoyed, he pretended to decline and accepted it, and went back to the house with Chen Wen's support.

Liu Qi looked at the setting sun in the sky like blood, thinking about what the old man said, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. For those local tyrants and bullies in Goose City who treat the people like ants, they really want the new officials to take office three times, and let the bullets fly. fly!